Straight Out of a Jane Austen Novel

I've been shut away, sick in my room since Thursday night.
I keep telling Jake I feel like a Jane Austen heroine whose under the weather and confined to her room in the east wing for the week. I always found these sections of Austen era writing unbelievable. That somebody, even a sick somebody, could sleep for days on end.
But I am a new believer. I've been under the covers since Thursday night aside from a five hour trip to the ER. I literally was only awake for about 6 hours on Friday, and only a few more on Saturday. Some how my children- 2 and 3 years of age, have better immune systems than their pregnant mother. They seem to have cooled their fevers and calmed their coughs.
Though Sam's fever went back up to 103 tonight I think 1st thing Monday morning we will be headed in to have some ear infections checked.
Jake has to this point escaped the death cough thankfully and been our dutiful care taker. Without direction, groceries have been purchased, meals prepared, children bathed and but down for naps.
I have missed caring for my children, and playing with them, and feel they have grown just in my not seeing them for three days. But am completely grateful for the capable husband I have, who has completely abandoned his plans and work to assure the rest of us are alive and well.
My prescription allowed me to sleep an additional 6 hours Sunday afternoon, and I woke up feeling only sick- not on my death bed. I came down stairs to children eating popcorn and watching the velveteen rabbit with stories of their 1st adventures playing outside on the grass for the year. After they were put to bed I proceed to disinfect the house. I am still working on washing all the linens, but at least all surfaces have been sanitized and all toys submerged in boiling water. I am determined to not let this bronchitis follow us into next week or turn into pneumonia.
I'll be the 1st to admit our family, especially my kids, seem to catch things more often than others. But we really have been well aside from a brief cold since Christmas. This caught us off guard, how use to only Mom being pregnant sick, being the only sick around here. Thank goodness it seems we are on the road to recovery.